Some might dream of a white Christmas, but they probably wouldn’t put their presents under a tree which has its branches covered with lots of heavy snow as it might be a bit chilly to dig them out.

White Christmas

For those wanting a white Christmas, a new coating of snow fell today making a new white landscape. It wasn’t enough to level all the tracks in my yard from the critters but new tracks will be more noticeable.  And now the pine trees have a decorated look again.

New Tree Decorations

As more above average temperatures continue, it is hard believe that this hot summer will only be a distant memory once winter makes its return and the average highs for December, January and February is below freezing.

Winter Will Return Too Soon

This year, the last snow drift melted on Monday but snow can still come in May as it did five years ago when it dumped 18 inches of snow on my yard from the storm that lasted May 1 through the 3rd. The storm caused schools to cancel classes and the weight of the heavy snow snapped a lot of branches. This normally mighty pine tree looked very limp and wimpy as the limbs hung down under the wet snow.

Five Years Ago